Cooper- Welcome to math shorts.Colton-We are students’ from Mr. Ferrell’s class and we are going to teach you how to solve algebra problems. Jared- Why do we need to know how to solve algebra anyway?David- It helps you figure out what you don’t know.Cooper- There are a few vocabulary words you need to know.Colton- One of the words is Constant.David- A constant is a number that never changes.Jared- Another word is variable.Cooper- A variable is a number that does change.Colton- Ok lets get started. Jared- My mom made 21 cupcakes the other day. My dad ate x amount.We have 15 left now.How many cupcakes did my dad eat?Colton- The variable here is x because x is a letter and it will change into a number.Cooper- The constants here are 21 and 15 because they will not change. David- How do we solve this? Cooper- Okay so there is 21 cupcakes and Jared’s dad eats x amount and now there are 15 left.Colton- So we subtract 15 from 21 and we get six.Jared- So my dad ate six cupcakes.X=6
Cooper- The equation for this problem is 21=15+x
David- I hoped this helped you understand algebra.Cooper- Lets do a quick recap on what you just learned.Jared- A variable is a number that changes.Colton- The number 21 in the example problem is a variable.David- A constant is a number that doesn’t change.Cooper- The numbers 3 and 12 are constants in the example problem about Jared and the cupcakes.Jared- I hope you learned a lot and feel a lot smarter.Everyone- See you next time, bye.
Jared- My mom made 21 cupcakes the other day. My dad ate x amount. We have 15 left now. How many cupcakes did my dad eat? Colton- The variable here is x because x is a letter and it will change into a number. Cooper- The constants here are 21 and 15 because they will not change.
David- How do we solve this? Cooper- Okay so there is 21 cupcakes and Jared’s dad eats x amount and now there are 15 left. Colton- So we subtract 15 from 21 and we get six. Jared- So my dad ate six cupcakes. X=6
Cooper- The equation for this problem is 21=15+x
David- I hoped this helped you understand algebra. Cooper- Lets do a quick recap on what you just learned. Jared- A variable is a number that changes. Colton- The number 21 in the example problem is a variable. David- A constant is a number that doesn’t change. Cooper- The numbers 3 and 12 are constants in the example problem about Jared and the cupcakes. Jared- I hope you learned a lot and feel a lot smarter. Everyone- See you next time, bye.